: any of a class (Aves) of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings
Noun
A large bird flew overhead.
The birds were singing outside our window.
He's a tough old bird.
We met some smashing birds at the pub last night.
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Noun
Avid birders across Central Texas have taken note, sharing sightings of the emerald birds on social media and apps like eBird.—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025 The city of San Diego Parks and Recreation department states Black Mountain Open Space Park has more than 80 species of birds, bobcats, deer, frogs, kangaroo rats and rattlesnakes.—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
These support both seed-eating birds as well as the insects that birds prey on.—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025 Wilson and his wife, Sarah, have been birding together for about 10 years.—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bird
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English brid, bird, from Old English bridd
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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